From:
Caitlyn Martin
Date: 2003-05-28 17:42:00 UTC
Subject: Re: [ferrethealth] UpDate on Minnie
To: ferrethealth@smartgroups.com
Message-Id: <20030528134200.75bf8338.whiteweasel@earthlink.net>
On Tue, 27 May 2003 18:57:29 -0400
anna walker <amwalker@aceinter.net> wrote:
> Minnie go's to see the vet on Thursday at 5:45
Glad to hear it.
> if she see's you go into the kitchen she
> is RIGHT there at thr frig wanting her small piece of tomato and I
> have to tell me NO more mator and she just looks at me with those
> little black eyes of her's.
Give her a different treat that's good for her. You might try a piece
of cooked chicken or turkey. It's OK to salt it lightly if that makes
her more interested in it. Some commercial ferret treats (i.e.: Totally
Ferret Treats) have a fair amount of meat in them and wouldn't be that
bad either. A little ferretone once or twice a day certainly won't hurt
her.
Also, consider making some Bob Church's Chicken Gravy (see:
http//www.trifl.org/gravy.html ) and giving her a little a couple of
times a day. It's believed to be beneficial for ferrets with insulinoma
and a lot of ferrets just seem to love it. I know the recipe looks
intimidating, but using Pam Sessoms' pressure cooker method it really
isn't hard to make at all. We've used it with all our ferrets who have
been under the weather, and our vet has become a believer in it as well.
It always seems to help.
>I was thinking on getting another ferret but with Jesse and his
> Cardeomyophy and Minnie with her problems I will just stick with my 6
> for now.
It's probably a good idea at least until you know what care Minnie
needs. If there is a surgery in her future that could get expensive. I
am convinced ferrets are like boats: bottomless pits you pour money
into. I still love mine.
All the best,
Caity and the notorious nine